Charlie Hauck (October 26, 1941 – November 14, 2020) was an American comedy writer, producer and

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. He is best known as producer of the classic

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-created sitcom ''Maude'' and as the creator of the American

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television series ''

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''. He is also one the co-creators of the short-lived sitcom television series '' The Associates'', which he created with James L. Brooks, Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger and Michael Leeson.

Early life

Hauck was born in Cleveland, Ohio. After graduating from

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, in 1963, for the academic year 1963-64, Hauck taught English literature at Holy Name High School in Cleveland, Ohio. Hauck then moved to Pittsburgh and was hired as a

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and bureau chef for

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magazine.

Career

Hauck started his television writing career in 1974, after moving to

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where he found work writing for a

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performance. In 1975, Hauck started working on the television series '' Maude'', as a producer and writer. His other credits includes, ''

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'', '' One Day at a Time'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hot l Baltimore'' and '' Another Day''. In 1979 he became one of the co-creators of the new ABC sitcom television series '' The Associates'', which ran from 1979 to 1980, and for which he was nominated for an

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for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. In 1980s and 1990s, Hauck created, produced and wrote for the

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, which starred British comedic actor

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and American actress

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and was based on the British

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sitcom Two's Company. He created the new

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television series

in 1986, which was first titled ''Valerie'' from 1986 to 1987, and starred

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as Valerie Hogan. In Season 2, Hauck changed the title to ''Valerie's Family'', and then to ''The Hogan Family'' in Season 3, when Valerie Harper was fired from the series and was replaced by actress,

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as "Sandy Hogan". In 1993, Hauck authored the comic novel ''Artistic Differences'', described by the

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as, "a caustically funny account of star temperament within network television. Hauck wrote and worked as

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for the

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in Season 6, but left the series in Season 7. He also wrote and was an consulting producer for the television sitcom

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, in Season 7, for which in 2000 he was again nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series. Hauck was the host of the Humanitas Prize Awards from 2007 to 2010.

Death

In November 2020, at the age of 79, Hauck died in

of complications from

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauck, Charlie 1941 births 2020 deaths People from Cleveland American television writers Television producers from Ohio Deaths from pancreatic cancer